Monocalcium Phosphate
Molecular Weight | 252.07 |
Performance | White crystalline powder or flaky crystal. Specific gravity: 2.220. It may lose crystal water when heated to 109℃. It is soluble in Hydrochloric Acid and Nitric Acid, slightly soluble in water (1.8%, 30℃). Commonly, it contains free Phosphoric Acid and has the character of hygroscopicity. Its water solution is acidic. |
Quality standards | Name of index | GB25559-2010 | FCC-V |
Content ( as Ca) % | 15.9-17.7 | 15.9-17.7 |
Pb , ≤% | 0.0002 | 0.0002 |
As, ≤% | 0.0003 | 0.0003 |
Heavy metal (Pb),≤% | 0.001 | - |
Fluoride,≤% | 0.0025 | 0.005 |
Moisture(60℃),≤% | 1 | 1 |
Clear grade | Accord with the test | - |
Carbonate | Accord with the test | - |
Free acid and auxiliary salt | Accord with the test | - |
Usage | In food industry, it is used as leavening agent, dough regulator, buffer, modifier, solidification agent, nutritional supplement, chelating agent, e.g., leavening agent in bake and cake; assistant fermentation agent and buffer in bread and biscuit; pectin curing agent, yeast food, modifier in meat product. When applied in fermentation, it can increase the fermentation capacity. |
Packing | In 25kg composite plastic woven/paper bag with PE liner. |
Storage and transport | It should be stored in a dry, ventilative and clean warehouse, kept away from water and moisture during transport and stored separately from poisonous substances. Handled with care, so as to avoid damage to packing bags. |
Lianyungang Dongtai Food Ingredients Co., Ltd, a high-tech enterprise, is specialized in manufacturing food grade Calcium phosphates, Sodium Phosphates, Potassium Phosphates, Magnesium Phosphates, Compound Phosphates and citrates (Sodium, Calcium, Potassium), which are widely applied in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals and daily chemicals.
We have a professional R&D team, with strong technical support; we make our products meet not only domestic standards but also the standards of FCC, USP, BP and EP. Some of our products approach the international advanced level, which makes us the main manufacturer and exporter of high-quality Phosphates and Citrates.
As Board Member Unit of China Food Additives & Ingredients Association, Dongtai has been certified by international quality management systems ISO9001:2008 and ISO22000:2005, Also the certificates of Kosher and MUI Halal are available, all the above-mentioned certifications guarantee the high-quality of our products and efficient services.
Calcium dihydrogen phosphate is used as a buffer in food industry; Loosening agent; Flour improver, nutritional supplement, yeast feed, emulsifier, curing agent, antioxidant synergist, stabilizer. Such as flour, cake, pastry, baking quality improver, friction meter. Analytical reagent. An acidifier for baking powder and flour. Food and feed additives. Plastic stabilizer. Calcium dihydrogen phosphate is used in fertilizer, glass manufacturing, plastic stabilizer and livestock auxiliary feed.
IUPAC
calcium;dihydrogen phosphate
SMILES
OP(=O)(O)[O-].OP(=O)(O)[O-].[Ca+2]